Yolanda van Heezik

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Yolanda van Heezik
Alma mater University of Otago
Scientific career
Institutions University of Otago
Thesis

Yolanda van Heezik is a New Zealand academic and a professor of zoology at the University of Otago. [1] She is considered one of New Zealand's first urban ecologists. [2]

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In 1988 van Heezik completed a PhD at the University of Otago in animal biology, writing her thesis on penguin ecology. [3] Her research is focused on birds and other wildlife in urban areas, and biodiversity of gardens. She also researches and writes about children's connections with nature. [4]

Personal life

She married fellow Otago Zoology Ph.D. graduate Phil Seddon prior to moving to Saudi Arabia. They have a son who was born in 1997. [5]

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References

  1. Zoology, Department of (10 February 2020). "Professor Yolanda van Heezik". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. "Living with nature in an urban world". Science Learning Hub. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. Heezik, Yolanda van (1988). The growth and diet of the yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes: a thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, Dunedin (Thesis). OCLC   152745246.
  4. "Yolanda van Heezik, Author at The Nature of Cities". The Nature of Cities. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. "AFTER NINE YEARS IN SAUDI ARABIA, DR PHIL SEDDON RETURNS TO OTAGO TO DIRECT THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT DIPLOMA COURSE" (PDF).
  6. Saint Jalme, M; Van Heezik, Yolanda; Paillat, P; Eichaner, X (2011). Propagation of the houbara bustard. ISBN   978-0-203-03873-4. OCLC   882232429.
  7. van Heezik, Yolanda; Freeman, Claire (2018). Children, Nature and Cities: Rethinking the Connections. Routledge. OCLC   1191029111.